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Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
Purple-stem cliffbrake
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Pteridaceae | Ferns that grow on rocks (mostly) |
| Genus | Pellaea | From the Greek pellaios, “dark,” possibly alluding to the stalks of this fern which are generally dark |
| Species | atropurpurea | Dark purple |
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Pellaea atropurpurea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire  ID is uncertain 
5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire ID is uncertain
5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire ID is uncertain
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